Collection of guides: Course settings, content, permissions, groups, and course tools etc.. These guides are applicable to Blackboard Organisations as well.
Features of Learning Modules Learning Modules are a way of organising materials on an Ultra course or organisation. They can be used in conjunction with Folders and Ultra Documents. See the guide Content Containers in Blackboard Learn Ultra for more details. Learning Modules can have an image uploaded to enhance their appearance. A Learning Module […]
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There are a number of ways to communicate with your students, and for them to communicate with each other, on a Blackboard Ultra course. Messages Messages is a function in Blackboard Learn Ultra that can be accessed via the main Blackboard Menu or inside an Ultra course. This function is set as Read-only for students at the
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Discussions allow interaction within a course or organisation. Discussion forums facilitate asynchronous group discussion and class work, and can be used to encourage students to think critically and share their thoughts before or beyond live teaching. You can have multiple forums running in a discussion board; they are essentially web pages displaying messages between contributors (students
What are Course Banners and why would I use one? By default, Blackboard will provide a thumbnail image for your course or organisation, which displays when users view the Courses or Organisations page as tiles, rather than as a list. Please note that this stock image will not be able to be used as a
You can provide some additional customisation to your course by uploading an image as a Learning Module thumbnail. Adding images can increase interest and engagement with your materials, as well as helping users to identify relevant content more easily. To add an image to a Learning Module thumbnail: Locate the Learning Module you want to
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Groups on Blackboard Learn Ultra allow you to create opportunities for student collaboration with assessment and activities. Groups can also allow instructors to administrate their Blackboard courses in different ways for groups of students, or apply release conditions to content. Creating groups Importing and exporting groups Using groups with assignments Using groups with content and
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YuJa is a Learning Capture tool used to record in-class lectures, making screencasts and to provide video storage for teaching and learning. In Blackboard Learn Ultra there are two YuJa LTI tools Videos (YuJa channel) (creates a link to YuJa) and Insert Video (YuJa) (formally YuJa Media Chooser) (allows you insert YuJa videos into the course) this guide covers Insert
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Students enrolled on a module in RISIS (the University’s student records system) will automatically be enrolled in the appropriate Blackboard course. This means that normally you should not need to manually add students to your courses in Blackboard – but please note this automatic process runs once a day (overnight) and at the start of
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The Blackboard Content Collection is a content management system which allows you to upload files to a central location, then make these accessible to students on multiple courses or organisations – updating the file in the Content Collection automatically updates the information visible to students on those courses and organisations. Adding files form the Content
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